Wish The Day Away Poem by Paul Reed

Wish The Day Away

Rating: 4.5


The fingers of the clock
Would not move around the face
Time seemed to be endless
As we gazed out into space

The rain fell without interval
Interminable it seemed that day
But when eventually the night fell
We wished we hadn't wished the day away

Because it wasn't until afterwards
When you look back the day to rate
That we realised we were struggling through
A day that was truly great

How often does that feeling come upon you
And wrap it's futile hands upon
The aching that you want something back
Only too late because it's gone

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Yu-ying Lee 04 June 2014

A thoughtful poem...

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Dr Antony Theodore 19 December 2020

The fingers of the clock Would not move around the face Time seemed to be endless As we gazed out into space. What a fine expression. tony

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Howard Savage 10 January 2016

Powerful poem about reality, and what we really do.

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Phil Soar 20 January 2015

Like the style of your poems and this one has such meaning,

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Mihaela Pirjol 14 June 2014

A touchy poem, i love the last two verses...so true.

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Colleen Courtney 05 June 2014

Very interesting and thought provoking poem! Love the rhyming rhythm also!

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